Norway vs Thailand: Elected political leaders index
Norway
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Norway
- Thailand
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Thailand ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1880s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Norway or Thailand?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Norway and Thailand?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Thailand rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Norway ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.